99-633: Christopher Andrew Carrabba (born April 10, 1975) is an American musician who is the lead singer and guitarist of the band Dashboard Confessional , lead singer of the band Further Seems Forever , and lead vocalist for the folk band Twin Forks . Born in West Hartford , Connecticut , United States, Carrabba's parents divorced when he was three. At age 16, he moved with his mother Anne, brother Nick, stepbrother and stepfather to Boca Raton , Florida . Carrabba remains close to some relatives on his paternal side, but
198-494: A bass guitar . The band was composed of the guitarist and vocalist Paul Westerberg , guitarist Bob Stinson , bass guitarist Tommy Stinson , and drummer Chris Mars for most of its existence. After two albums in the style of punk rock , they became one of the main pioneers of alternative rock with their acclaimed albums Let It Be and Tim . Bob Stinson was kicked out of the band in 1986, and Slim Dunlap joined as lead guitarist. Steve Foley replaced Mars in 1990. Towards
297-593: A 13-date acoustic tour with New Found Glory (who played acoustic sets as well) on November 30, 2009. Dashboard Confessional performed as the opening act for the Bon Jovi Circle Tour in 2010. On July 31, 2010, Carrabba performed at the top of Pikes Peak in Colorado for the second annual Love Hope Strength Foundation and Health ONE Pikes Peak Rocks benefit, honoring cancer survivors and raising money and awareness for research and treatment. On October 4, 2010, it
396-511: A Mission, a Brand, a Scar . Peaking at No. 2 on the United States Billboard charts, the album proved to be the band's most commercially viable album yet. In the fall of 2003, Dashboard Confessional toured with Brand New . In the summer of 2004, Dashboard Confessional recorded the song " Vindicated " for the film Spider-Man 2 . It was featured on the soundtrack and played over the film's end credits. Due to such usage,
495-537: A September 2015 interview, Stinson discussed the band working on new studio material, stating, "it was one of those things: We dipped our toe in the water, and it didn't feel so good." Stinson said that he had reworked songs he wrote for the Replacements as material for his solo career. The Replacements gained local notoriety following their first live performance, because of Tommy Stinson's young age. Early shows were consistently tight and became more aggressive following
594-583: A film which tells the band's story through the eyes of their most ardent fans. The Replacements played their first shows in 22 years at Riot Fest in Toronto (August 24 and 25, 2013), Chicago (September 13–15) and Denver (September 21 and 22). Dave Minehan, guitarist and vocalist of the Boston -based band the Neighborhoods as well as drummer Josh Freese rounded out the lineup for the shows. Westerberg said that
693-506: A full member of the band. The band's next album, Don't Tell a Soul , was a quieter, less punky affair, largely considered an attempt at mainstream success. While the move cost the Replacements the appreciation of some hardcore fans, the album had some notable songs, such as "Achin' to Be" and " I'll Be You ", the latter of which topped the Billboard Modern Rock chart. The band then made a second appearance on network television, on
792-535: A key influence. Members of the alternative country groups Uncle Tupelo and Whiskeytown have said that The Replacements were an important influence on them. Brian Fallon of Gaslight Anthem said in a 2009 interview that "without The Replacements, there would be no Gaslight Anthem" and that they were inspired by the song "Left of the Dial". The band They Might Be Giants made a tribute song to them called "We're The Replacements". 1234 Go! Records released We'll Inherit
891-466: A last-minute request to appear as the musical guests on the January 18th episode of Saturday Night Live , replacing the scheduled act, The Pointer Sisters , who had been forced to cancel only days before the show. The invitation was partly thanks to the show's musical director of the time, G.E. Smith , who was a Replacements fan. However, as a result of their shambolic and profanity-laced performance during
990-420: A little label talked me into recording." The name Dashboard Confessional comes from the song "The Sharp Hint of New Tears." The lyric "On the way home, this car hears my confessions" brought to mind the phrase "Dashboard Confessional." Carrabba was a special education teacher prior to his success with Dashboard Confessional, often keeping a guitar in his office to write songs during downtime. In 2008, just as he
1089-562: A long farewell tour which lasted into the summer of 1991. On July 4, 1991, the band played their last show for 22 years, with the Chicago power-pop trio Material Issue at Taste of Chicago in Grant Park , referred to by fans as "It Ain't Over 'Til the Fat Roadie Plays", because each member disappeared during the set, their respective roadies taking their places. This show was broadcast live by
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#17328733453861188-754: A major motorcycle accident in 2020, Dashboard Confessional released a pre-recorded stream show titled Lonely Hearts & Lovers on February 14, 2021. They played a 19-song set, shot in Riverside Revival Church in Nashville, Tennessee, in 4K ultra HD. In February 2022, another Valentine's stream was announced. This show was shot in gardens in Southern California, and they played 12 songs. In February 2022 Dashboard Confessional released their ninth studio album, All The Truth That I Can Tell . Dashboard Confessional and Jimmy Eat World began their 'Surviving
1287-419: A national television audience on January 18, 1986. As a reviewer succinctly observed, the band could quite often be "mouthing profanities into the camera, stumbling into each other, falling down, dropping their instruments, and generally behaving like the apathetic drunks they were." There emerged an element of unpredictability, as The Replacements—when sober—gained critical praise for their live shows. Part of
1386-491: A notoriously wayward live act, often performing under the influence of alcohol and playing fragments of covers instead of their own material. The Replacements' history began in Minneapolis in 1978, when nineteen-year-old Bob Stinson gave his eleven-year-old brother Tommy Stinson a bass guitar to keep him off the streets. In the same year, Bob met Mars, a high school dropout. With Mars playing guitar and then switching to drums,
1485-638: A sparse arrangement, and "Within Your Reach", which features Westerberg on all instruments, he revealed a more sensitive side. It was a more mature album than Stink and Sorry Ma, Forgot to Take Out the Trash . Hootenanny was played on over two hundred radio stations across the country, with critics giving the album acclaim. Robert Christgau , writing in the Village Voice , deemed it to be "the most critically independent album of 1983". With Hootenanny 's release,
1584-459: A special Valentine's Day gift to fans, Carrabba released a free download on his MySpace page entitled "Even Now (Acoustic Version)" from their forthcoming studio album. In June 2009, the band began "sequencing the album," suggesting that the upcoming album was close to completion. In August 2009, Dashboard Confessional contributed a song to the motion picture soundtrack for the dark comedy film Jennifer's Body , titled "Finishing School." It
1683-584: A tour of the Midwest, but Stinson's prior commitments with Guns N' Roses prevented it from happening. In 2004, active members of the band performed as the fictional Christian Rock group, Godflight, in Brian Dannelly's cult classic satirical black comedy, Saved! , starring Jena Malone , Mandy Moore , Eva Amurri , and Macaulay Culkin . On June 13, 2006, Rhino Records released the compilation album Don't You Know Who I Think I Was? , consisting of songs from
1782-590: A week, with Jesperson as producer. Their "balls-to-the-wall hardcore punk attempt", their first EP Stink , containing "Kids Don't Follow" and seven other songs, was released in June 1982, six months after a show in Chicago . The Replacements began to distance themselves from the hardcore punk scene after the release of Stink . "We write songs rather than riffs with statements," Westerberg later stated. Inspired by other rock subgenres, he had been writing songs that incorporated
1881-455: A whole album's worth of material. Mere weeks after their live debut, the band felt ready to record the album. Jesperson chose Blackberry Way, an eight-track home studio in Minneapolis. However, as the band had no clout there, time spent in the studio was intermittent, and it took about six months to record the album. Although not important at the time, Twin/Tone could not afford to release the album until August 1981. Because they were suspicious of
1980-559: A wide range of musical styles. He even wrote an acoustic ballad, "You're Getting Married One Night", but when he played it to the rest of the band, it was met with silence. "Save that for your solo album, Paul," Bob Stinson said. "That ain't the Replacements". The track remained unreleased for years. Westerberg realized his toughest audience was the band itself, later saying, "If it doesn't rock enough, Bob will scoff at it, and if it isn't catchy enough, Chris won't like it, and if it isn't modern enough, Tommy won't like it." With some new songs,
2079-461: Is from Sugar Land, Texas . He attended Dulles High School and graduated high school in 1993. He attended the University of Texas at Austin and graduated in 1997 with a degree in fine art. Lefler started playing guitar in 1989 and piano shortly thereafter. His first instrument was a PVT-60 which his father had purchased from a pawn shop. He started writing songs when he about 18 years old, after seeing
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#17328733453862178-665: Is not close to his father Andrew. As a teenager, Carrabba was interested in skateboarding and passionate about music. In high school, he started singing in his choir. At 15, his two cousins found a guitar in their basement, presumably belonging to their father but the true owner is unknown. Carrabba ended up with the guitar when one of them figured he would be the only one who could play it. After graduating from Boca Raton Community High School , Carrabba became more serious about music and joined his first band, The Vacant Andys, and matriculated to Florida Atlantic University to study education. At college, alongside studies, Carrabba played with
2277-552: The Damned , and the Buzzcocks , Dogbreath changed its name to the Impediments and played a drunken performance without Tommy Stinson at a church hall gig in June 1980. After being banned from the venue for disorderly behavior, they changed the name to the Replacements. In an unpublished memoir, Mars later explained the band's choice of name: "Like maybe the main act doesn't show, and instead
2376-653: The East Coast , including a tense gig at City Gardens , in Trenton, New Jersey where numerous punks lined the edge of the stage as the band played. The band performed in Detroit , Cleveland , and Philadelphia but its intended destination was New York City , where they played at Gerde's Folk City ; they also performed at Maxwell's , in Hoboken, New Jersey . The Replacements returned to New York in June 1983, playing at CBGB . The gig
2475-480: The John Lennon bio-pic, Imagine . Lefler had piano lessons for a few months while in high school. "My recital piece was Bruce Hornsby 's "The Way It Is". It was terrible. I've never had another lesson (or recital) of any kind since." When describing his piano technique, he stated, "I tend to play the piano with my fists more than anything." Lefler joined Dashboard Confessional in 2002 after having flown out to meet
2574-607: The Nothing for All disc is a collection of B-sides and tracks not previously released on albums. In 2002, in an interview with Rolling Stone , Westerberg mentioned that the Replacements had been considering a reunion. He said, "We'll get together again one day. It will take a while, or it might take a few legal swipes of the pen, but we ain't over." A partial reunion nearly occurred in March 2002, when Tommy Stinson planned to join Westerberg on
2673-576: The Warner Bros. Records subsidiary Sire Records , eventually signed the Replacements. The band admired the label head, Seymour Stein , who had managed the Ramones , and Stein recruited Tommy Ramone as producer for their first major-label album, Tim , released by Sire in October 1985. For the rest of 1985 and the first half of 1986 the band toured behind Tim . In mid-January 1986 the Replacements received
2772-658: The Beatles , Faces , Big Star , Slade , Badfinger , Creedence Clearwater Revival , and Bob Dylan as well as punk rock bands including the Ramones , the New York Dolls , Buzzcocks , the Damned , and the Sex Pistols . Unlike many of their underground contemporaries, the Replacements played "heart-on-the-sleeve" rock songs which combined Westerberg's "raw-throated adolescent howl" with self-deprecating lyrics. The Replacements were
2871-522: The Bus" while completely intoxicated. In a 2015 interview recorded for the Archive of American Television , G. E. Smith recalled that although the band had performed well for the early evening taped dress rehearsal performance, one of the band's crew then smuggled alcohol into their dressing room and they spent the next few hours drinking (with the guest host, Harry Dean Stanton ) and taking drugs. According to Smith, by
2970-533: The Chicago radio station WXRT . Several bootlegs are available on the Internet . After leaving the Replacements in 1986, Bob Stinson played in local Minneapolis bands such as Static Taxi and the Bleeding Hearts. After several years of drug and alcohol abuse, he died in 1995, at the age of 35. Tommy Stinson quickly followed his time in the Replacements with the short-lived bands Bash & Pop and Perfect . He
3069-535: The Earth: A Tribute to The Replacements on October 3, 2006. The album contains twenty-three covers of The Replacements songs by various rock, punk, pop and country artists. On October 16, 2013, the band was announced as one of the 2014 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame nominees, but they were not inducted. " Alex Chilton " appears as a playable song in Harmonix 's music videogame Rock Band 2 for all consoles. "Kids Don't Follow"
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3168-668: The Replacements appeared as the musical guest on The Tonight Show , performing "Alex Chilton". On September 19, 2014, they played at Forest Hills Stadium . Monsoon rains cancelled the Summer Ends Music Festival in Tempe, Arizona , on September 27, 2014, resulting in their only indoor show of the tour when it was moved to the Marquee Theatre . On December 17, 2014, a 24-minute jazz improvisation track entitled "Poke Me in My Cage"
3267-456: The Replacements entered a warehouse in Roseville, Minnesota to record their next album; Twin/Tone co-owner Stark engineered. Westerberg wrote songs in stops and starts, so it took several sessions of recording to finish the album. Stark's meticulous approach to recording contrasted with that of the Replacements, often frustrating the band. In one session, Mars and Westerberg switched instruments and
3366-567: The Replacements had begun to attract a following outside of Minneapolis. The band embarked on its first tour of the United States in April 1983, joined by Bill Sullivan, a young security guard, as roadie, who approached the band after a show at the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis. Tommy Stinson dropped out of the tenth grade, joining the rest of the band on tour. The Replacements toured venues on
3465-413: The Replacements over Hüsker Dü. Hüsker Dü landed an opening slot at a Johnny Thunders gig that the Replacements had wanted. Hüsker Dü also influenced the band's music, and the Replacements began playing faster and becoming more influenced by hardcore punk . Despite that the band did not feel part of the hardcore scene. As Mars later said, "We were confused about what we were." Sometime in late 1981,
3564-483: The Replacements played a song called "Kids Don't Follow". Jesperson was convinced the song sounded like a hit and pleaded with the Twin/Tone co-owners Stark and Hallman, "I will do anything to get this out. I will hand-stamp jackets if I have to." The partners agreed to fund the recording, but Jesperson and virtually everyone he knew had to hand-stamp ten thousand white record jackets. The band recorded eight tracks within
3663-526: The Smiths , Counting Crows , Morrissey , Paul Simon , Steve Earle , Green Day , Elvis Costello , the Promise Ring , Sunny Day Real Estate , Mineral , Sick of It All , and Weezer . John C. Lefler (born March 18, 1975) is an American songwriter, singer, guitarist, and pianist. He is a former member of Dashboard Confessional. Lefler has a been an freelance graphic designer since 2012. Lefler
3762-580: The Truth Tour' on February 27, 2022. In early April 2022, Dashboard Confessional announced the Hello Gone Days co-headlining tour with Andrew McMahon In The Wilderness , to kick off on July 31 and last through September 7. Opening acts included Cartel , The Juliana Theory , and Armor for Sleep . Former member John Lefler filled in for Armon Jay for the Dallas show of the tour. Dashboard Confessional toured
3861-561: The Twin/Tone and Sire-Reprise years and including two new songs, "Pool & Dive" and "Message to the Boys". The new songs were written by Westerberg and recorded by the band (Westerberg, Tommy Stinson, and Mars) at Flowers Studio in Minneapolis. Session musician Josh Freese (the Vandals , ex- A Perfect Circle , and ex- Guns N' Roses ) played drums on the two tracks; Mars contributed backing vocals. Neither Slim Dunlap nor Steve Foley participated in
3960-646: The United States with the Counting Crows on the Banshee Season Tour in the summer of 2023. Dashboard Confessional's style is emo that takes the sound of alternative rock , indie rock and acoustic rock . Dashboard Confessional's influences include Fugazi , Minor Threat , Descendents , Guy Clark , the Beach Boys , Bruce Springsteen , Superchunk , the Cure , Jawbreaker , R.E.M. , Operation Ivy ,
4059-560: The Vacant Andys and, later, with the Agency, which featured Chris Carrabba on their second LP, ENGINES . This was the first recording to feature both Mike Marsh and Chris Carrabba before Mike Marsh became Dashboard Confessional's full-time drummer. For several years, Chris taught at an elementary school in South Florida and played with the group Further Seems Forever . Dashboard Confessional
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4158-524: The Vacant Andys. In 1998, while playing with the Vacant Andys, he filled in on guitar in New Found Glory , when regular guitarist Chad Gilbert was on tour with his other band, Shai Hulud . In 2001, he joined the band Further Seems Forever for their debut album The Moon is Down , before moving on to found Dashboard Confessional. In 2002, Dashboard Confessional won the MTV2 Award at MTV Music Awards for
4257-522: The ability to make you feel like you're right in the car with him, alongside him at the door, drinking from the same bottle." The album contained the band's first single, " I'm in Trouble ", Westerberg's "first truly good song". Sorry Ma included the song "Somethin to Dü", a homage to another Twin Cities punk band, Hüsker Dü . The Replacements had a friendly rivalry with the band, which began when Twin/Tone chose
4356-463: The album an A+, and the Seattle Rocket critic Bruce Pavitt called Let It Be "mature diverse rock that could well shoot these regional boys into the national mainstream". In 1989, Let It Be was ranked number 12 on Spin magazine's list of the "25 Greatest Albums of All Time" and number 15 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the "100 Greatest Albums of the 1980s". Let It Be attracted
4455-416: The album's many guest players and Mars' quick departure from the band following the album's release led many to wonder about the band's future. They also received a nomination for a Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Album . Steve Foley was recruited as Mars's replacement in 1990, and the band toured with Elvis Costello in June 1991, the final show being at Madison Square Garden . The band embarked on
4554-541: The album. By that time, the Replacements had grown tired of playing loud and fast exclusively; Westerberg said, "Now we're softening a little where we can do something that's a little more sincere without being afraid that someone's not going to like it or the punks aren't going to be able to dance to it." The new material placed more of a focus on songwriting, and the music was influenced by heavy metal , arena rock and Chicago blues . Instruments such as piano , twelve-string guitar and mandolin were featured throughout
4653-413: The album. The new album included songs such as " I Will Dare ", which featured Buck playing lead guitar; " Androgynous ", with Westerberg on piano; and " Unsatisfied " in which, according to writer Michael Azerrad, Westerberg "had hit upon a moving new way to declare that he can't get no satisfaction ." The band's album Let It Be was released in October 1984 to critical acclaim. Robert Christgau gave
4752-421: The attention of major record labels, and by late 1984 several had expressed an interest in signing the Replacements. Financially, the band was not doing well; they were not selling enough records to recoup their expenses, and money from shows went to recording costs, hotels, travel, food and instrument repairs. Bob Stinson worked a day job as a pizza chef. Twin/Tone was not being paid reliably by distributors, and
4851-650: The audience as much as possible. It was not a successful tour; by the end, various members had threatened to leave the Replacements. Band morale was low and Westerberg later said, "We'd much rather play for fifty people who know us than a thousand who don't care." For the recording of their next studio album, the Replacements decided to return to Blackberry Way Studios in late 1983. The band considered R.E.M.'s guitarist Peter Buck as producer, but when they met him in Athens, Georgia , they did not have enough material to begin recording. Instead, Jesperson and Steve Fjelstad co-produced
4950-473: The band before the album was released to record and release his second solo album, The Places You Have Come to Fear the Most , and a follow-up EP, So Impossible ; both were released under the name Dashboard Confessional. By 2002, three other musicians had joined Dashboard Confessional. After the success of his second album, Carrabba was asked to perform on MTV Unplugged , and the subsequent live release marked
5049-472: The band began to improvise, with Westerberg repeatedly shouting, "It's a hootenanny." The band declared it to be "side one, track one" of the new album. According to Stark, the recording "was a complete joke from their point of view—they did not care what they delivered". Hootenanny , the band's second studio album, was released in April 1983. On Hootenanny Westerberg expanded his songwriting capabilities, in songs such as "Willpower", with echoed vocals and
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#17328733453865148-414: The band gained a sizable audience for their next release the following summer, Dusk and Summer . "Vindicated" was not, however, released on A Mark, a Mission, a Brand, a Scar but was included on most versions and deluxe edition versions of Dusk and Summer . In May 2005, Dashboard Confessional entered the studio to record their fourth album with producer Daniel Lanois . The album, Dusk and Summer ,
5247-589: The band has not ruled out touring or recording a new album. The band played two sets at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival , on April 11 and 18, 2014; Green Day front man Billie Joe Armstrong joined the band onstage on the second date. The band was also announced as one of the headliners of the September 2014 Boston Calling Music Festival , along with Lorde and the National . On September 9, 2014,
5346-432: The band is derived from the song "The Sharp Hint of New Tears" off their debut album, The Swiss Army Romance . Dashboard Confessional's first recording was the 2000 album The Swiss Army Romance , initially a solo side project of Chris Carrabba while he was in the band Further Seems Forever . The following year, Further Seems Forever , with Chris Carrabba , recorded its debut album, The Moon Is Down . Carrabba left
5445-457: The band which he had founded, or he chose to leave, or a little of both. In any case, it was due to creative and personal differences between Stinson and the remainder of the band, aggravated by Stinson's alcohol and drug abuse issues. They also fired Jesperson the same year. "It was like being thrown out of a club that you helped start," Jesperson later commented. "Everybody was drinking and doing more drugs than they needed to." Stinson preferred
5544-515: The band's beginning. The band in the anniversary tour played selected songs from the albums The Places You Have Come to Fear the Most and A Mark, A Mission, A Brand, A Scar . On January 31, 2020, a greatest hits album was released as part of the 20th anniversary titled The Best Ones of the Best Ones . The anniversary tour was cut short due to the COVID-19 pandemic . Following Carrabba's recovery from
5643-408: The brothers, the band completed The Wimbledons EP on Lefler's own label, Goodhang Records. Being influenced by bands like Jellyfish , Ben Folds , Crowded House , The Police , The Beatles , and U2 , Lefler released Better By Design in June 2009. Better By Design was co-produced by Lefler, along with friends Salim Nourallah and Rip Rowan. In 2012, he released his second EP, Shoutfire . It
5742-598: The crowd has to settle for an earful of us dirtbags... It seemed to sit just right with us, accurately describing our collective 'secondary' social esteem". The band recorded a four-song demo tape in Mars's basement; Westerberg handed it to Peter Jesperson in May 1980. Jesperson was the manager of Oar Folkjokeopus , a punk rock record store in Minneapolis; he also founded Twin/Tone Records with Paul Stark (a local recording engineer) and Charley Hallman. Westerberg originally handed in
5841-542: The earlier influence of Carrabba's acoustic harmonies from The Swiss Army Romance and The Places You Have Come to Fear the Most . Dashboard Confessional began recording their sixth studio album, Alter the Ending , in 2008. Carrabba stated that the album could have turned into a concept album: "...only with the last three has it become, like, 'All right, these have a continuity, and there's something going on,' so I'm excited to see where that leads." On February 14, 2009, as
5940-475: The end of the band's career, Westerberg exerted more control over its creative output. The group disbanded in 1991 and the members eventually found various projects. A reunion was announced on October 3, 2012. Fans affectionately refer to the band as the 'Mats, a nickname which originated as a truncation of "The Placemats". The Replacements' music was influenced by rock artists such as the Rolling Stones ,
6039-476: The few musicians to be honored with multiple stars on the mural. The Goo Goo Dolls ' vocalist and guitarist Johnny Rzeznik cites Paul Westerberg as an "obvious influence" on his music. The Goo Goo Dolls toured in support for The Replacements' final tour. They also co-wrote the song " We Are the Normal " with Westerberg for their 1993 album Superstar Car Wash . Members of The Cribs have cited The Replacements as
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#17328733453866138-712: The first time in Spain and Portugal at the Primavera Sound festival on May 28, 2015, and June 5, 2015, respectively as part of a brief European tour. On June 5, 2015, Westerberg announced onstage at the Primavera Sound festival in Porto, Portugal , that it was the band's final show. T-shirts Westerberg had worn to previous shows had hinted at this outcome: each shirt had two letters on it (one each on front and back) spelling out, "I have always loved you. Now I must whore my past." In
6237-576: The first time many of the songs were recorded with a full band. Also in 2002, the music video for " Screaming Infidelities " won the MTV2 award at the MTV Video Music Awards , beating out Norah Jones , The Strokes , The Hives , Nappy Roots , and Musiq . This video starred Carrabba in both the performance and the storyline. The video was directed by Maureen Egan and Matthew Barry. In 2003, Dashboard Confessional released its third album, A Mark,
6336-447: The late-night live broadcast, SNL producer Lorne Michaels banned them from ever returning to the show (although Westerberg returned as a solo artist in 1993, and was even allowed to play a Replacements song.) After playing an out-of-tune " Bastards of Young " (during which Westerberg audibly called out "Come on f__" just off-mic) the band returned to stage wearing mismatched iterations of each other's clothing and performed "Kiss Me on
6435-454: The louder, faster style of the band's early music, while Westerberg was exploring new territory in ballads like "Here Comes a Regular" and "Swingin' Party". The remaining Replacements carried on as a trio for Pleased to Meet Me (1987), recorded in Memphis with Big Star producer Jim Dickinson . Minneapolis guitarist Slim Dunlap took over on lead guitar for the subsequent tour and soon became
6534-489: The music business in general, the Replacements had not signed a written contract with Twin/Tone Records. Before settling on a title for the band's debut album, Westerberg considered the names Unsuitable for Airplay and Power Trash. When the band's first album, Sorry Ma, Forgot to Take Out the Trash , was released in August 1981, it received positive reviews in local fanzines. Option 's Blake Gumprecht wrote, "Westerberg has
6633-401: The mystique of The Replacements was the fact that the audience never knew until the start of a concert if the band would be sober enough to play. It was not uncommon for the group to play entire sets of cover versions , ranging anywhere from Bryan Adams 's " Summer of '69 " to Dusty Springfield 's " The Look of Love " to Led Zeppelin 's " Black Dog ". The band has been honored with a star on
6732-554: The near future. On October 30, 2009, however, Carrabba announced via Twitter and Facebook that, due to a last-minute family emergency, the band would be cancelling their Alter the Ending tour with New Found Glory and Never Shout Never with the exception of a November 7 concert with the Louisville Orchestra . Although the longer tour with New Found Glory and Never Shout Never was cancelled, Carrabba announced on his website on November 10, 2009, that he and John Lefler would begin
6831-478: The next few years pursuing many different avenues. In 2011, Chris released Covered in the Flood , a solo album containing covers of other artists. Chris spent the subsequent years touring, working on some of his side musical projects, collaborating with other bands and exploring other creative pursuits such as painting and designing clothes. In an interview with MTV News on October 6, 2017, Chris Carrabba announced that Dashboard Confessional's seventh studio album
6930-406: The outside mural of the Minneapolis nightclub First Avenue , recognizing performers that have played sold-out shows or have otherwise demonstrated a major contribution to the culture at the iconic venue. Receiving a star "might be the most prestigious public honor an artist can receive in Minneapolis," according to journalist Steve Marsh. Westerberg also has a star for his solo work; he is one of
7029-426: The release of the Stink EP in 1982. As their stylistic repertoire began to expand with the writing and recording of Hootenanny the following year, the band's increasingly antagonistic stage show left them with a reputation for their rowdy, often drunken live shows. The band frequently went on stage too intoxicated to play. They were famously permanently banned from Saturday Night Live after performing drunk before
7128-503: The release, Carrabba embarked on a solo tour playing The Swiss Army Romance in its entirety for the tenth anniversary of the release of the album. On December 1, it was announced that Chris Conley of Saves the Day was added to the tour as main support for the West Coast dates. Three-piece band Lady Danville joined them as well. After the release of Alter the Ending , Chris Carrabba spent
7227-560: The rest of the band in Florida. In less than two weeks, Lefler made his first official appearance as a Dashboard Confessional member on the MTV Unplugged recording. He left on his own accord after the band's hiatus began in 2010. In 2005, Lefler and his brothers Bill and Kevin formed an alternative-country band called The Wimbledons in Los Angeles, California. After much infighting between
7326-496: The rest of the band, the relatively disciplined Westerberg appeared at rehearsals in neat clothes and insisted on practicing songs until he was happy with them. "They didn't even know what punk was. They didn't like punk. Chris had hair down to his shoulders," Westerberg told an interviewer. But after the band members discovered first-generation English punk bands like the Clash , the Jam ,
7425-464: The sales of Let It Be were not high enough to justify extra promotion. "It was time for a major label to take over," according to the label's co-owner Stark. The band was close to a major-label contract but often alienated label representatives by intentionally performing badly in concert; their 1985 live album, The Shit Hits the Fans , was an example of their concert performances at the time. One label,
7524-440: The sessions. On April 22, 2008, Rhino released remastered deluxe editions of the band's four Twin/Tone albums with rare bonus tracks. On September 24, 2008, Rhino similarly released the four Sire albums in deluxe editions. Material recorded with Tom Waits in 1988 was released on the Westerberg solo album 3oclockreep in 2008. Foley died in 2008 from an accidental overdose of a prescription medication. On October 3, 2012, it
7623-492: The short-lived ABC program International Rock Awards , for which they performed a typically energetic version of "Talent Show" and caused a minor controversy when Westerberg responded to the network's censoring of the "feeling good from the pills we took" line by inserting an uncensored "It's too late to take pills, here we go" at the end of the song. The band appeared on the cover of Musician magazine in February 1989, in which it
7722-581: The song "The Moon Is Down." In November 2011, Carrabba released Covered in the Flood , an album of covers exclusively on his solo US tour. The album contains 10 tracks originally performed by artists that include R.E.M. , Big Star , Guy Clark , Justin Townes Earle and the Replacements . Dashboard Confessional Dashboard Confessional is an American rock band from Boca Raton, Florida , formed in 1999 and led by singer Chris Carrabba . The name of
7821-537: The summer they played at the Longhorn on a Wednesday "New Band Night". They also played several club gigs to almost empty rooms. When they finished a song, apart from the low hum of conversation, the band would hear Jesperson's loud whistle and fast clapping. "His enthusiasm kept us going at times, definitely," Mars later said. "His vision, his faith in the band was a binding force." After the Replacements signed with Twin/Tone, Westerberg began to write new songs and soon had
7920-462: The tape to see if the band could perform at Jay's Longhorn Bar , a local venue where Jesperson worked as a disc jockey. (The band's first performance at a bar was at the Longhorn on July 2, 1980.) He eavesdropped while Jesperson put the tape on, only to run away as soon as the first song, "Raised in the City", played. Jesperson played the song again and again. "If I've ever had a magic moment in my life, it
8019-520: The time of the late-night live broadcast they were so intoxicated that on their way to the stage to perform, Bob Stinson tripped in the corridor, fell over onto his guitar and broke it, and Smith had to hurriedly loan him one of the SNL house band's spare instruments. A few weeks later, on February 4, 1986, the band returned to the New York City area to perform at Maxwell's in Hoboken, New Jersey . The show
8118-492: The trio called themselves "Dogbreath" and began covering songs by Aerosmith , Ted Nugent and Yes without a singer. One day as Westerberg, who was a janitor in U.S. Senator David Durenberger 's office, was walking home from work he heard a band playing in the Stinsons' house. After being impressed by the band's performance, Westerberg regularly listened in after work. Mars knew Westerberg and invited him over to jam. Westerberg
8217-443: The video for "Screaming Infidelities." The video was considered the "dark horse" nominee at the time, as it was up against The Strokes , The Hives , Norah Jones , Nappy Roots , and Musiq . The video was directed by Maureen Egan and Matthew Barry. It was announced on August 24, 2010, that Further Seems Forever would be reuniting with original vocalist Chris Carrabba with the release of a teaser video featuring rehearsal footage of
8316-497: Was a failure; the band were almost refused entry. Bob Stinson was thrown out as soon as he walked in the door, and the Replacements were the last of five bands, which meant they played in the early morning on a Monday night. The show at Folk City was not a success, because "The Replacements were so loud and obnoxious that the people just cleared right out," according to manager Jesperson. The band supported R.E.M. on an eight-date tour later that summer, deciding that they should alienate
8415-433: Was announced that Dashboard Confessional's first album, The Swiss Army Romance , would be re-released as a deluxe vinyl album on November 16. The limited edition box set (only 1,000 copies available) included remastered versions of the album's track listing, extended artwork, handwritten lyrics, unreleased photos, guitar picks, and a commemorative tour laminate, all encased in an intricate Swiss army knife case. The day after
8514-456: Was announced that the Replacements had re-formed and that Westerberg and Tommy Stinson were in the studio recording an EP containing song cover versions. Titled Songs for Slim , the EP was sold in a 250-copy edition of 10" vinyl and auctioned online to benefit former bandmate Dunlap, who had suffered a stroke. In November 2012, the documentary filmmaker Gorman Bechard released Color Me Obsessed ,
8613-476: Was born when Chris recorded the Drowning EP with Fiddler Records. "I started (Dashboard) as a side project from the band I was in," says Carrabba. "I was going through something really tough at the time and since I don't write in a journal, this is what I did with it. It was a good way to get it out of my system. I never thought anyone would hear these songs, but I played some for my friends and one of them who owned
8712-539: Was described as "the last, best band of the 80s". Trouble in the band began following a disastrous tour opening for Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers . Westerberg recorded a new album largely with session musicians but was persuaded to release it as a Replacements album. All Shook Down won critical praise and more mainstream attention and its debut single " Merry Go Round " again topped the Modern Rock charts. However,
8811-431: Was in the works. On November 15, it was announced that the group's next album, Crooked Shadows , would be released on February 9, 2018, through Fueled by Ramen . In 2019 Dashboard Confessional released re-recordings of Dusk and Summer , Alter the Ending , and A Mark, a Mission, a Brand, a Scar under a triple LP titled Now Is Then Is Now . In 2020, Carrabba and his band started a 20th anniversary tour celebrating
8910-479: Was not featured on Alter the Ending . On September 10, 2009, Chris Carrabba confirmed on his Twitter page that the 12-song album would be released on November 10, 2009. It was found out that the album would be released on two discs, the first of which consisted of the full-band version of the album and the second consisted of the acoustic version. In addition, Carrabba stated that Dashboard Confessional would be touring with New Found Glory and Never Shout Never in
9009-461: Was popping that tape in", said Jesperson. "I didn't even get through the first song before I thought my head was going to explode". Jesperson called Westerberg the next day, asking, "So do you want to do a single or an album?" With the agreement of Stark and the rest of the band, the Replacements signed with Twin/Tone Records in 1980. Jesperson's support of the band was welcomed and they asked him to be their manager after their second show. Later in
9108-537: Was produced by his brother Bill. Lefler began playing in a yacht rock tribute group Captain and Camille after a 70's night at Opening Bell Coffee. He formed the cover group with his friend Camille Cortinas as well as seven local Dallas musicians. Studio albums The Replacements (band) The Replacements were an American rock band formed in Minneapolis , Minnesota , in 1979 after nineteen-year-old Bob Stinson gifted his eleven-year-old brother Tommy Stinson
9207-408: Was professionally recorded by a crew hired by the band's label Sire Records , for use in a possible live album. Over 30 years later, the recordings were released as the double album For Sale: Live at Maxwell's 1986 . The tour ended abruptly in June 1986 because Westerberg injured his finger during a show at The Ritz in New York City. In August 1986, the Replacements either fired Bob Stinson from
9306-538: Was released in September 2004, marking a return to the melodic low-fi of the Replacements. Dunlap kept a low national profile but remained active in the Twin Cities music scene until suffering a massive stroke in 2012, which left him without the ability to move or eat. Mars primarily works as a visual artist. In 1997, Reprise Records released the two CD set All for Nothing / Nothing for All . The All for Nothing disc collected cuts from Tim through All Shook Down ;
9405-440: Was released on June 27, 2006; its first single was " Don't Wait ". Following the release of Dusk and Summer , Dashboard Confessional went on a summer tour of the U.S. with special guests Say Anything and Ben Lee , followed by co-headlining an arena tour with Brand New . In 2007, Dashboard Confessional released its follow-up to Dusk and Summer , The Shade of Poison Trees . Unlike its predecessor, this album reflects back on
9504-398: Was the bass guitarist for Guns N' Roses beginning in 1998, replacing Duff McKagan from the band's "classic lineup" until leaving the band in 2016. In 2004, he released a solo CD, Village Gorilla Head , followed in 2011 by One Man Mutiny . Westerberg is a successful singer-songwriter signed to Vagrant Records and, under his alias Grandpaboy, to Fat Possum Records . His album Folker
9603-531: Was unaware Mars was a drummer in Dogbreath. Dogbreath auditioned several vocalists, including a hippie who read lyrics off a sheet. The band eventually found a vocalist, but Westerberg wanted to be the singer and took him aside one day to say, "The band doesn't like you." The vocalist soon left and Westerberg replaced him. Before Westerberg joined the band, Dogbreath often drank and took various drugs during rehearsals, playing songs as an afterthought. In contrast to
9702-539: Was uploaded to the band's SoundCloud account. On February 9, 2015, the band announced a spring tour of the United States . On this tour, they debuted a new song called "Whole Foods Blues", and according to their co-manager Darren Hill, the band has "laid down seven or eight" for a possible new album. Towards the end of the tour, two shows in Columbus, Ohio and Pittsburgh were initially postponed for medical reasons, but were later canceled. The Replacements performed for
9801-456: Was wrapping up work on the sixth Dashboard Confessional album, Carrabba's sister was in a serious car accident that put her in a coma for several months. "I was torn between being with her through most of her waking hours until we were kicked out of the hospital at the end of their shifts and going home and doing my work," he said. Carrabba required double shoulder surgeries following a motorcycle accident in 2020. Carrabba started his career with
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